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The Munroe Bobcats came out of spring break to a pair of district games against Tallavana and FAMU High. Playing without seniors Bo Bailey, Max Baroody, Will Harris, Bradley Klees, and Casey Mathers, who were in Breckinridge, Colo., for the annual senior trip, and with fellow seniors Nolan Haire and Jonny Walkup using the week to rest up, the Bobcats enjoyed an abbreviated week of Baseball.

This past week in softball action the three county teams that field a softball team: Munroe, East Gadsden and Tallavana Christian, played with Munroe emerging as the top team in the county.
Munroe 20
Tallavana Christian 5
Tallavana Christian scored five runs off freshman pitcher Emily Harris to open up the district game played at Munroe on Tuesday, March 24. Munroe then answered in the bottom of the first with six runs. Hannah Wilde came in to pitch and finished the game on the mound, getting the win.

Munroe
MACLAY 15
MUNROE 7
The visiting Maclay Marauders struck in the first inning for 4 runs but Munroe answered for 2 in the bottom of the first inning. Maclay then scored seven runs over the next three innings to the Lady Cats six runs and the game stayed close until the top of the fifth. A few hits combined with a few Munroe errors gave Maclay four runs that Munroe could never answer.

After completing their regular season schedule with an impressive record of 25-2, the Panthers entered into the District Tournament, which was hosted at Panama City’s Bozeman High School.
West Gadsden smashed Liberty County 74-43 in their first game of the tournament, en route to the championship game.
The Panthers faced the Franklin County Seahawks in the Championship game; after a slow start they turned up their defensive intensity and went on to win by a score of 59-36.

QUINCY — This past Saturday East and West Gadsden brought their regular seasons to a close with their annual showdown at James A. Shanks Gymnasium.
West Gadsden looked to complete its sweep after having won the first round of this rivalry series in Havana earlier this season; East Gadsden, on the other hand, entered the contest in search of revenge.
The anticipation and excitement was felt throughout the packed gym as the teams jogged onto the court. Both teams looked very poised as they stretched and ran through their pre-game drills.

District tournaments were held this past week and only one of four county girls basketball teams will still be playing basketball this week. East Gadsden narrowly missed a championship while Munroe, Tallavana Christian and West Gadsden all ended their seasons in semifinal action.

An already difficult season ended with four losses for the Munroe Varsity Boys. The Bobcats dropped decisions to Altha, North Florida Christian, Liberty County and Poplar Springs.
“Yes, this season has definitely been a struggle,” said Head Coach Joey Birdsong. “We commit too many turnovers and our shot selection isn’t what it needs to be, but the upside is the kids are all still working and trying to improve. We’ve got the district tournament next week, so we still have a chance to find some success.

Munroe
The Munroe girls basketball team had a 1-1 week against two district opponents. The team lost to visiting FAMU-DRS by lopsided score but then defeated Tallavana Christian on Thursday night for a district win.
FAMU 63 MUNROE 15

During the Christmas break, East and West Gadsden competed in basketball tournaments in an effort to both improve and prepare for the second half of the season.
On Dec. 26 to 29, West Gadsden traveled to Thomasville , Ga., to play in the State Farm
Hoop Fest Tournament; during the trip the Panthers defeated Barron County but suffered losses to Thomasville High and Seminole County. Coach Andrew Moten said his team “started to decline in free-throw percentage. In both of our losses we missed double-digit attempts from the free-throw line.”

This past Friday night the Jaguars traveled to Leon County to take on the Rickards Raiders; shortly after the referee threw the ball up at half-court it was clear the Jaguars were a bit overmatched.
The Raiders jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and carried a 22-10 lead into the second quarter quarter.